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CENTRAL GREYHOUND LINES, INC. v. MEALEY et al.

Term: 1947
Important Dates
Argued: October 13, 1947
Decided: June 14, 1948
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Concurring
Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy

CENTRAL GREYHOUND LINES, INC. v. MEALEY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1948. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1947.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York State Appellate Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: Bus or motorized passenger transportation vehicle
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 334 U.S. 653
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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